Damming Caused Decline
The damming of the Yangtze River has been shown to have caused declines in population size and spawning ground capacity of the critically endangered Chinese sturgeon.
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The Eastern Cougar Extinction
Widespread persecution by European settlers led to the downfall of this subspecies. The big cats were killed to protect the settlers and their livestock through hunting, trapping, poisoning and bounty programmes.
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Deadly Fungus Spreads
Although habitat loss is still the largest threat to amphibians worldwide, habitat protection is now no guarantee of survival, because the spread of a deadly fungus is reaching even the most secluded habitats.
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Komodo Dragons Threatened by Climate Change
The Komodo Dragon, already under threat from habitat loss, has found to be also threatened by climate change - both rising temperatures and rising sea-levels. Researchers predict local extinctions and urge rapid intervention.
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Marijuana Farms Harm Fishers
Fishers in Northern California were five times more likely to die from poisoning than predation compared to fishers in the southern Sierra Nevada.
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Save Millport Marine Station
For over 100 years the Millport Marine Station has been a crucial part of a network of research stations round the UK and European coasts
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